Kanchipuram Silk Sarees Shop

"How do I look?" Padma asked me, nonchalantly, staring at her reflection in the large mirror. We were in a large showroom of Silk Sarees, and a salesgirl carefully folded the saree at the right places, held them in place, and then looked at us noddingly for a reaction. "Good" I said, "But...". My wife cut me off, and declared "I love this saree. I want to buy this". I continued my muted protest - "first of all this is not handloom, and secondly I suspect this has a mix of polyester fiber". I got back in a quick retort was "Polyester, silk, handloom - does not matter. This a beautiful saree, and I love it." We were in the temple town of Kancheepuram in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, famed as much for its tradition of handmade silk sarees, as for its majestic temples. They are the remnants of a weaving and dyeing tradition hundreds of years old, patronised by the Cholas, Pallavas and the C

Kancheepuram Silk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kanchipuram Silk Geographical indication Kanchipuram silk sarees Description silk   sarees  weaved in  Kanchipuram Type handicraft Area Kanchipuram ,  Tamil Nadu Country India Registered 2005-06 Material silk Kanchipuram Silk  is a type of  silk   saree  made in the  Kanchipuram  region in  Tamil Nadu ,  India . The sarees are considered as the Southern Indian version of  Banarasi saris . [1]  It has been recognized as a  Geographical indication  by the  Government of India  in 2005-06. [2] [3] [4] As of 2008, an estimated 5,000 families were involved in sari production. [5]  There are 25 silk and cotton yarn industries and 60 dyeing units in the region. [6] Contents    [ hide ]  1 History 2 Weaving 3 Design 4 Significance 5 Geographical Indication 6 In popular culture 7 References 8 External links History [ edit ] According to  Hindu mythology ,  Kanchi  silk weavers are the desc